An unnaturally friendly crow

This animatronic crow responds to close contact and if a direct spotlight is directed to it will also react to passers by.The crow will move its head towards hands petting it for instance. (see video below)Crafted from pine with a birch ply background and painted with acrylics, finished with a clear acrylic glaze.

The background uses an acrylic transfer technique directly onto the wood and coated with several coats of clear acrylic.

For those with a technical bent this animatronic crow runs off a servor driven by a 555 chip.

Showing light sensors in the nostrils. The sensors detect the side of the head with least light reaching it and the server moves the head towards it.